Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

Verse 18.28

दारिद्र्यमनपाकृत्य पुत्रार्थांश्चैव पुष्कलान् ।
कामानभीप्सितान् सर्वान्मम कृत्वाद्य पुत्रकाः ।
शुश्रूषामप्रयुक्त्वा च कथं वै गन्तुमर्हथ ॥ २८ ॥

dāridryamanapākṛtya putrārthāṃścaiva puṣkalān |
kāmānabhīpsitān sarvānmama kṛtvādya putrakāḥ |
śuśrūṣāmaprayuktvā ca kathaṃ vai gantumarhatha || 28 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 18.28 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Daridrya, Anapa, Akritya, Putrartha, Pushkala, Kama, Abhipsita, Sarva, Asmad, Kritva, Kritvan, Adya, Putraka, Prayuj, Tva, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Gantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 18.28). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dāridryamanapākṛtya putrārthāṃścaiva puṣkalān
  • dāridryam -
  • dāridrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anapā -
  • anapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛtya -
  • akṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrārthāṃś -
  • putrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • puṣkalān -
  • puṣkala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kāmānabhīpsitān sarvānmama kṛtvādya putrakāḥ
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhīpsitān -
  • abhīpsita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrakāḥ -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “śuśrūṣāmaprayuktvā ca kathaṃ vai gantumarhatha
  • śuśrūṣāma -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • prayuk -
  • prayuj (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prayuj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prayuj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gantum -
  • gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhatha -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 18.28

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 18.28 in Telugu sript:
దారిద్ర్యమనపాకృత్య పుత్రార్థాంశ్చైవ పుష్కలాన్ ।
కామానభీప్సితాన్ సర్వాన్మమ కృత్వాద్య పుత్రకాః ।
శుశ్రూషామప్రయుక్త్వా చ కథం వై గన్తుమర్హథ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 18.28 in Gujarati sript:
દારિદ્ર્યમનપાકૃત્ય પુત્રાર્થાંશ્ચૈવ પુષ્કલાન્ ।
કામાનભીપ્સિતાન્ સર્વાન્મમ કૃત્વાદ્ય પુત્રકાઃ ।
શુશ્રૂષામપ્રયુક્ત્વા ચ કથં વૈ ગન્તુમર્હથ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 18.28 in Kannada sript:
ದಾರಿದ್ರ್ಯಮನಪಾಕೃತ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಾರ್ಥಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ಪುಷ್ಕಲಾನ್ ।
ಕಾಮಾನಭೀಪ್ಸಿತಾನ್ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಮಮ ಕೃತ್ವಾದ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಕಾಃ ।
ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾಮಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಚ ಕಥಂ ವೈ ಗನ್ತುಮರ್ಹಥ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)

With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]

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